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CDUS41 KAKQ 160531
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
131 AM EDT THU MAY 16 2024
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 2024
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2024
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 71 3:46 PM 97 1962 78 -7 72
MINIMUM 60 6:06 AM 36 1936 55 5 53
AVERAGE 66 66 0 63
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.13 1.39 1889 0.13 0.00 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 4.86 1.90 2.96 0.52
SINCE MAR 1 13.57 9.08 4.49 5.81
SINCE JAN 1 22.67 14.92 7.75 10.73
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2001 0.0 0.0
2002
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 1.1 -1.1
SINCE JUL 1 0.7 8.8 -8.1
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 2
MONTH TO DATE 14 47 -33 48
SINCE MAR 1 532 801 -269 616
SINCE JUL 1 3012 3705 -693 3012
COOLING
YESTERDAY 1 4 -3 0
MONTH TO DATE 72 44 28 35
SINCE MAR 1 129 86 43 90
SINCE JAN 1 135 86 49 92
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 5:00 AM
LOWEST 71 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 82
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 94 1900
1944
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 39 1920
1984
2016
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2024...........SUNRISE 5:59 AM EDT SUNSET 8:13 PM EDT
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 5:58 AM EDT SUNSET 8:14 PM EDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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